Typing from home: a hot home business
Do you have typing and word processing skills and want to work typing from home? One option you have is to start a secretarial services business from home! Read on to find out if this attractive home business is right for you.
Skills you will need:
You will need basic computer skills; typing skills: your speed will increase with experience; knowledge of a major word processing package; and good English and grammar skills.
The rates you can get for your word processing work vary by geographic area, but typically range from $20 to $35 per hour.
What kind of work can you expect?
You don’t have to limit yourself to writing jobs like writing letters, invoices, proposals, agreements and books. If your typing speed is fast, you can provide transcription services and process data entry work from home.
Your skills will help determine what secretarial services you will offer. The more skills you have, the more services you can offer. What are your strengths? Are you a genius with words? A creative designer? If you have design skills, you can provide desktop publishing, graphic design, or graphic design. If you have writing skills, you can write and write resumes. If you have a legal or medical background, you may want to target legal or medical clients.
Equipment you will need:
To start a secretarial or word processing business and provide typing work from home, you will need a computer, a main word processing program (most computers come with one), and a printer. You may need a fax machine if your clients want to fax you at work. To provide transcription services, you will need a transcription machine.
Start-up costs are low if you already have a computer and printer.
How to start writing from home:
Many successful secretarial service companies recommend word of mouth, direct mail, and yellow pages advertisements as the best way to attract clients for their word processing and secretarial services.
If you have the necessary skills, a secretarial services business can be a rewarding and profitable home-based business that will give you the opportunity to provide typing work from home.